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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
aslong as you flash a stock rom from your region you will be fine. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=846913

choose the one you need, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO A TEE !!!

easy peasy.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niteling:
ok stupid question which region am i...theres nothing about australia there?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alcaholjunkie:
The stock rom flashed does not need to match what you already have.

Easiest way to flash a stock rom is with Odin. It's windows only though, so need to use heimdall with OSX or Linux.

Personally I would flash a 3 file rom such as JPC with Re-Partition + pit-512, then a PDA only flash of JPY/JS3 later. Or even a stock rom of your region if you want to stay on stock. (Although if you want CWM recovery you can flash speedmod or some other kernel that has it built in, PDA only with Odin.)

Note: You can probably use Re-Partition on a single file rom, but it's not something I would do. ^_^
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niteling:
do you have a link to one that'll work?

UPDATE: I also dont get this "pit" thing?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
you need pit if you are going to re-partition i dont know where auzzie is lol i know its 24hours from me. but what continent it falls under i dont know lol. have you any idea what firmware came originally ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ogarciasan:
I've the Launcher Pro, but I've tested the connection without the launcher and I had just formatted the SGS and I couldn't get anything :(

And the Media Storage doesn't work as well. I don't have idea how fix the problem yet...

If you have another idea, please :)

Thank you
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niteling:
I really dont care which i use... i own the phone outright... I found post somewhere on xda ive just got to find it.... i have found it... will this work with odin?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=893385
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
yes that should work, but you should theoretically go to stock first then to a custom ROM
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sxi200:
My recommendation. Download stock jpy from samfirmware. Just one file no pit needed. After that flash cf root (jpy version) to get 2e recovery. After that download rom manager from market and from it flash clockworkmod recovery. From there you can download custom roms from your phone onto your sd card and flash them from rom manager or cwm recovery. I also have an aus phone (optus) and jpy 2.2.1 is much better. Now using docs rom from the kitchen and it kicks ass. You may need to manually enter your apn details for internet. You can find the details on the android apn website for aus. Just google it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junior2991:
i tried everything, i couldnt force it to download mode at all

I couldnt send it back to samsung because there is no samsung service centre in my country. so, i send it to a guy in miami that will JTAG to repair the bootloader. he is charging US$ 80 for the service. i will post once i get the phone back.

Thanks for the help. And sorry for the late reply
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Peximan:
Oh man.. Sad to hear about these cases. Hope you get your phone back soon! Once you familiarize yourself with it and these forums, you can customize the phone to your very own-like. But don´t end up bricking it again! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astralmaze05:
just buy a usb jig from ebay its more cheaper:D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niteling:
Hey guys thanks for all yout help and in particular azzledazzle for the quoted comment above. I ended up downloading an American vibrant version and with a bit of mucking around managed to flash with Odin. I now have got my first custom rom going.

Once again everyone, thanks! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jossty:
models?

Hi!

Can someone explain about SGS models? Baseband versions?

I have GT-I9000

I9000BUJG1 / Build number ECLAIR.I9000BUJG2

Kernel version

2.6.29

root@SE-S602#2

And when in KIES 2.0.0.11014_49 run my phone in firmware information read this:

"This version of the device cannot be updated"

This mean "No version for update" or "This is >strange< phone model and we don t support it" ?

THANKS
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muneeb_akhtar:
[Q] "Usb not Recognized" in downloading mode..Semi brick!

HI everyone,

I m facing a problem with i9000....Whenever i power on the phone It show Samsung logo and Galaxy S animation and start up tone as well but after that phone display goes blank/No display!..Only "Back" and "Option" touch button lights are on!I want to flash/update this phone to solve the problem...

The phone going in "Downloading Mode" properly with holding 3 buttons but the main problem is that when i plug usb cable the PC unable to identify the device....PC Shows "Usb Device not Recognized".....Due to this i m unable to flash/update my phone...

Phone is brand new and am using genuine usb cable....Checked all usb ports....

So can anyone suggest me solution????

BR

Muneeb Akhtar Raza
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skye9342:
Im having the same problem here. I bricked my phone, due to failed flashing from odin. Anyone can suggest away to unbrick it using download mode?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Brand New take the phone back to the seller as flashing will invalidate your warranty .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muneeb_akhtar:
Thanks 4 reply but problem is the phone purchased from UK and now in Pakistan.....So No service center here....:(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Candanga:
Hard Bricked i9000 after 2.2 update

So I saw this UGJL2 update for the SGS and try to give it a shot, after Odin sent it to sleep for a reboot, the phone never came back... :confused:

Background:

GT-i9000T (Latin/Aussie version)

Original ROM: 2.1 basebandUBJG7; BuildUBJG5

No 3-button combo (final workaround: homemade defibrillator/jig to emulate Samsung Anyway)

First thing I did when I received my SGS was to root it using SuperOneClick. I recall the program getting stuck at the end, but I believed that didn’t matter as I could see the SuperUser icon in my Apps, so I was rooted (or was I). Then, as I didn’t have have the 3-button combo I used RazvanG’s method (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=821698) and successfully got back my 3-button combo, I even donated! Yay!

Then, I upgraded to I9000UGJH2 (using the 512 pit file first, then the whole Odin3 v1.7 thing, made a wipe 1st); after that, it was reflashed with I9000UGJK3 (not pit file), and I had a stable Froyo version installed for a couple of months. (although, I had to re-enable 3G for my 850 band). The phone was re-rooted and lagfixed using OCLF (quadrant showed improvements). By this time I lost the 3-button combo “fix”, and I couldn’t fix it again cause per RazvanG’s instructions it wasn’t safe (the requested BML1 parameters were showing ”x0” after the flash, when they were originally “!@”).

After a while I started noticing my screenshot app was taking random pictures by itself (very rare, but once in a while), and Titanium Backup wasn’t working cause it said no root-privileges were granted, so I decided to flash to the new version (UGJL2).

I unrooted, and removed OCLF (the program insisted that I couldn’t either remove it or install it after the 1st uninstall, weird). Then I wiped it and get it ready for a Flash using the jig I built. After Odin finished loading the file ( I9000UGJL2_homebinary_add_param.tar), the phone turned off for eternity. Tried the usual, pull off the battery for 10 hrs, try different combinations of keys, tried the jig, tried it with no ac, with ac, etc, etc etc… no-go. I even treated the phone as if the screen was dead and tried the jig, then Odin to see if it would recognize the damn thing. The only thing it did was to get warm at the back when I popped the battery in.

I ended up returning it for servicing and they didn’t have much luck either and replaced it under warranty.

What would you guys think was the deadly ingredient in this scenario? (besides me ROFL) I’m suspecting the BL “fix” to get the 3-button combo. Is there any way we can 120% check that the BL is in good shape for a Flash or any ideas how to recover from a REAL-Brick like this :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TerraBuzz:
Fiuuhh... I have no idea...

The only thing I can say is you're very lucky still got it under warranty... I suggest that you ask the service center to update your firmware, and fix your 3 buttons combo as well...

Cheers...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandeshnl:
[Q] I think i bricked my phone - Please help

Ok so i have a HUGE problem. I wanted to install Darky's Rom on my Samsung Galaxy S GT-19000 and since i'm completely new to doing such things, i followed a guide that was written by Darky himself, but which i cant post a link to since i'm new here. I have done everything the guide [for beginners] said and when i went into recovery mode and used the Clockwork mode i wanted to install the 9.2 version of Darky's rom. So i done that, but while installing it said no files found .. deleting data .. deleting data or something and after a long time it still didnt do anything so i took the battery out and now when i boot my phone it just shows the Galaxy S GT-19000 Samsung screen and it doesn't do anything. Did i just brick (or whatever you call it) my phone? Is there anything i can do about this? God please anyone help me im freaking out. And sorry for if i write weirdly or anything.

Edit: the only thing that seems to work is the download screen [vol down+home+lock key]
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vwood2121:
Boot into recover and reinstall rom
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandeshnl:
i can't go into recovery mode. Whenever i push power up+home+lock key at the same time it shows the galaxy s logo and doesn't do anything.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boulbos:
And this is the only thing you need....

Go into Download mode and...follow this!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=940671

It has everything you need. Should you face any difficulties, post back!

The only problem is you will lose your data :(

You shouldn't have taken the batt out...

Just remember, don't take the battery out unless your phone is stuck for a loooooong time.

More important, don't do that while using Odin. After flashing with odin is complete (you see green "PASS!", you will install darky's rom through CMW, as shown in his guide. After that, your phone needs some time to set everything in the right order, so allow it some time. Don't take the batt out.

Hopefully, this will resolve your issue!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandeshnl:
Thanks alot i'll try it right now even though it's 5:47 in the morning. If this works ill find a way to pay you a beer :).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boulbos:
Hahaha!!!!It's 6:51 here, so a coffee would be needed more!Kidding!

If you have any trouble, PM me! I'll be here for the next hour or so!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandeshnl:
Haha no but seriously if it works and you wanna give your paypal name or whatever is needed id be glad to buy you a beer. I appreciate people helping other people for no particular reason. That doesn't happen much anymore these days.

But anyways I'll try to fix my phone now. I was so scared that i ****ed it up. And then when my girlfriend said it's just a phone i completely started to freak out haha.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boulbos:
Users help users :)

PEOPLE help PEOPLE!

So, no need for my paypal account!!! :)

There are others, out there, who deserve a beer mooooore!

Anyway, back to our issue. Since you can enter download mode, everything can be repaired! Your phone's full functionality! Don't worry.BTW, your data stored on sdcard (Internal+External) won't be lost, only your contacts, messages, apps and personalized settings will.

Don't worry and don't panic. It takes a lot of effort and bad luck to need to have your phone repaired by authorized service!

You can do it. I'll be waiting until your phone boots up. Let me know. :)

Good luck!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sachin777:
download mode solves anything

If you can enter download mode you can repair anything I followed this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=818556
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TotalCrisis:
[Q] [i9000m] Have I bricked my phone (again)?

Hi guys, I know you must be getting sick of these 'brick'd' threads, but nothing I've tried seems to be working.

Basically, I have a Bell Vibrant and I just got my phone back from Samsung in Montreal after it bricking the first time (boot loop), and I threw Darky's rom on it. I tried flashing a custom framework file to get rid of his gingerbread theme, but the phone stopped booting. No big deal, I got it into download mode and tried flashing the stock firmware back to it. Odin failed 2 or 3 times, and after that it just refuses to boot.

I'm stuck at the phone!computer icon and I can't get download mode working through the traditional method.

I've been reading around the forums about holding down various button combinations and nothing's working.

Is Samsung customer support my last resort? Or is there a way to restore download mode?.

Thanks a lot guys.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
Hmmm... If download mode don't work there's not much you can do, you can buy or make a jig to force the phone into download mode.

if you send it back to samsung for the 2nd time, they are most likely gunna charge you, unless you can convince them this happened on its own.

you really should take more care,,, it is very hard to permanently brick these phones, but in the wrong hands IT DOES HAPPEN
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phil.cunningham67:
[Q] I have bricked my samsung Galaxy S GT i9000

i have a samsung galaxy s GT i9000 running froyo 2.2 which was the standard update through samsung kies. it is also locked to vodafone network. i rooted it & installed a lagfix which worked fine. i then decided to try another lagfix but when i rebooted the phone it just froze on the boot up animation screen. i rebooted it into download mode & attemptted to use ODIN3 to reflash it. trouble was i had no clue what i was doing & now i cant get it into download mode no matter what i try( tried holding all the buttons down) & when you start it it just constantly flashes a white screen with AT&T on it. Gos knows what ive done & i really dont know what to do now. it is not under warranty either. does anyone know if it is repairable or have i totally bricked it now?

thanks

Phil C
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TotalCrisis:
Well, I don't really have the technical know how to create a jig, so is Sammy my last option? Eugh, this sucks. I only got the phone back a couple of days ago, so I suppose they might believe it could still be defective.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
you can get download mode by making / buying a JIG (available on ebay ) then you can attempt to flash another ROM. or you could send it back to samsung, but if they find out you have modified your phone i.e rooting and messing with system data with lagfix, then you can pretty much bet on a bill being handed back to you with your phone
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
well you can buy them for about £10 GBP which might work out cheaper than a repair at samsung..... but then again its all down to the person you deal with. he may be nice and not even check - just reflash the device. or he may be a C*NT and dig deep to find the problem...

I'll leave it in your hands ............
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TotalCrisis:
Alright, thanks. I suppose I have nothing to lose by giving Samsung a call.

From what I was reading, the Jig could only help if I can see the 'Galaxy S' logo which means the bootloader is still intact. I can't see that, but I also did not tick 'bootloader update' in Odin, so I'm not sure if it'll help.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
i have no idea tbh i 'luckily' have never bricked my phone but i flash a new rom every week so theres still time...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TotalCrisis:
Sleep in fear I suppose :P

Thanks, you've been really helpful.

Any chance this might work, if I got adb set up, or is my phone toast?

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/6998-howto-recover-from-a-soft-brick-on-your-vibrant/
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
well you have nothing to lose do you ?? so go and try it. i have no idea how to use ADB but if you do then its worth a try.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uciu:
It takes what, 5 minutes to read the stickies and tutorials.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boulbos:
We managed to restore his phone! :) Everything is alright now.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeebad:
I love good news stories.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranger:
[Q] Stupid : Soft bricked Galaxy S

Right, I guess I'm fooked but there might be a slim chance that I can get out of this.

2 nights ago, I plugged my i9000 in for a charge and went to bed. Got up the next morning and the screen had frozen. Couldn't even soft power down. Pulled the battery and put it back in. The phone started to boot up fine but only saw the Galaxy S boot up animation and sound. Blank screen only.

Did some research and found that I can enter download mode and use ODIN to get back. Did a quick google and found what I needed, or so I thought.

It was only after I performed the action, did I realise that link is for CAPTIVATE only. Really, really stupid of my not to fully read everything. When I turn the phone on now, I see the AT&T boot anim screen but it loop indefinitely. I can no longer do the VOLUME UP [or down] + HOME + POWER to enter download or recover mode.

Am I screwed or is there a way out?

Some other mode that I may be able to get, maybe via external miniSD or JTAG?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nsa666:
You can try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=819551
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranger:
You, sir, are a godsend. At least there is hope. I'll try this over the week. Hopefully it will do the trick.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d!g0:
Exactly same problem here.

I already tried everything, but the problem remains.

P.S. I already reflashed the phone but the problem remains.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Exactly the same problem You have flashed a captivate rom???

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dessie84:
[Q] PLEASE help !!bricked my galaxy s

I got my Indian version of Galaxy S GT-i9000. It had eclair 2.1 installed on it and few days later i thought of going for 2.2 froyo. KIES wouldlnt let me upgrade it and read some message board that you can manipulate kites to upgrade from 2.1 to 2.2. I did it and it worked like a charm.

Now after few days of using it i found the lags getting on my nerves and thought i should root it and fix the lag. so i rooted the device and used a program called "oclf ". it seemed to work for few minutes. I did the speed test, it worked great

after a while it vibrated, went blank and then it showed keypad error every 5 seconds... I thought i could restart the phone.

Everything started normal, the welcome animation, the main page icons n all. Then now to my horror the phone keeps rebooting after it checks the media drive constantly and wouldnt let me operate my phone. The pc wouldnt recognize it as it reboots too quickly

I Tired doing the 3 button recovery thingy, but it just would let me in the recovery mode or to the download mode.....please help I am worried if my phone will be void for even a warranty claim ....please tell me how to fix this problem
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inglor:
If your recovery works get into recovery and select the factory reset option, If you're willing you can save your data (sms etc) through adb (for example with root explorer) in recovery mode.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dessie84:
well thats the problem...i dont mind losing the data...i m not able to get into the recovery or to the download mode either by 3 button way ....or through the odin thing...it wouldnt recognise my phone as it reboots too quickly b4 it could detect
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandallpl:
Hi

well looks like you corrupted file system somehow. Reset to factory might not do the trick.

I would suggest to do is try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=940671

did that today because my phone died for no reason, and i am happy like pig in a mud now ^_^

phone is fast, stable, and after few tweaks looks cool

if you need help dont hesitate to pm me
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inglor:
If all else fails you can try to make your own jig cable or get one from ebay (around 5$)...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandallpl:
no need for that for now, he can get to download mode without problem :)

my bad, just got confirmation, he cant get to download mode anymore :/

jig cable is only way, byt it works because i made this cable myself today and it works :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daan518:
Were you able to get into recovery/DL mode before you 'bricked' it?

Getting into the bootanimation generally means that the phone isn't completely bricked, and it should allow you into both recovery and download mode IF you had it before. If you didn't or didn't try before, you can try the hairdryer-method to get recovery/download working. From there on out it's just a fresh ODIN install with your preferred ROM. Can't say I have ever needed to do that myself, but I know a few people that had succes with it.

If you did have recovery/download mode working before this happened, ignore this suggestion.

On another note: If you are able to flash a new ROM, I would suggest installing one of the full custom ROM's available (Darky, Doc/Stefunel's Kitchen), or at least installing a custom kernel for lagfixing/rooting (personally prefer speedmod, but again, up to you). In my experience, this gives you easier (and less error-prone methods) to improve your phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dessie84:
ok i may sound like a complete idiot now...can you enlighten me on the hair dryer method...i dont think i was able to get into the recovery or the download mode even b4 the crash
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daan518:
There is probably someone that can explain your options better then I do, but as far as I know:

- Your phone doesn't seem bricked, you just need to get the 3BC working in order to flash a new rom.

What you need to do:

Step one: This thread has basic info on bricked stuff and methods to recover, I don't think there's anything in it that will actually help you, but still might want to check it out to be sure:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=723596

Step two: Getting your 3 BC working:

Legit way: is by using a homemade JIG (basicly a small resistor you insert on the micro USB port to force download mode). On how to make one, this thread helps:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=819551

It basicly requires a little skill and common sense to make one. Also, you can just ebay one and wait for it to arrive.

The not-so legit way:

-Remove backplate, battery, and external memory card.

-Use a hairdryer to heat the phone up for a minute or 2. The goal here isnt to melt it, just to heat it up sufficiently. Think sligthly above the temperature your phone reaches when gaming or charging.

-Place battery back in, use the 3BC. Do this fast, phone needs to be heated up when you press the buttons.

I know this sounds ridiculous, but it absolutely can work. And as long as you don't go crazy on the heat, or try it in increments, its not very risky.